Fish screen and barrier.



D. W. TOZIER.

FISH SCREEN AND BARRIER.

APPLICATION FILED Aue.21.. 1915.

1,178,428. Patented Apr. 4, 1916.-

/I I v Iii. v I J- l 1 -3 J' I I 'tion, and in which the line 3-3 ofFig. 1. articularly, to the. 'draw -j ings', 1 represents t e body or back plate of I the device which is' preferably constructed of suitable metal treated to prevent'rust or nnvin w.- 'rozina or museum.

To all whom it may mm:

Be it known that I, DAVID W. "TozIEl 1',]a

citizen .of the United States, residing at Kelliher, in the county of Beltrami and State of Minnesota, have invented new and useful Improvements in- Fish Screens and Barriers, of which the following is a specification.

This .invention relates to combined fish screens and barriers and the principal ob-" ject of the invention is to provide a simply constructed and inexpensive device which will be effective in preventing the fish from traveling from'an openvstream to irrigation trenches or similar places and which is constructed in such manner as to outstand all strains imposed upon it Further objects of the invention" will'appear as the following specific description is read in connection with the 'accompan' g drawings which form a part of this app ica- Fi the front of the device. Fig-'2 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 22' of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a horizontal section Referring more corrosion and provided with a plurality of rows of apertures or discharge. ports 2; Se cured to the back'plate' are a plurality of -51 s ieciflcatienoflettersPatent.

are close or small gure 1 is a perspectlve view look ing at' taken on I plates-indicated at land 4. These plates arespaced. away from each other vertically and 2.; T e u per ,end'of the ribs as shown at 7';

channel 6 while the lower end of each rib. depends .below the" lowermost opening of each vertical "series -.or. row of openings as shown'at 8, so that all of the openings are effectively concealed, and yet continuously open to the stream tothe to shut 'ofi the upper end of the 4 Patented Apr. 4, 1916. v --App1i catlon;flled An lican- 915.- Seria1 No.46, 720. I

have ,atintervals raised portions or ribs 5" which'producevertical channels 6 communi-- catm with the dlscha'rge ports or apertures 40 passage of water from the p I 'tch. The fish failing to see 1 the openings which are of such size. as to.

prohibit their passage do'not make any at tem t-to ass. the barrier and the minnows conceal the openings I What is claimed is A fish. screen or barrier comprising a plate 1 having a plurality .of rows of apertures,

separated plates" extending. across the first mentioned plate and having raised ribs covering said apertures, said ribs-forming channels and being closed at .tl1 611 upper aperture of each row of a ertures.

- testimon Iwhereof in presence 0 two witnesses.

I DAVID 'Witness'es:

FLOREN' E KOLBE," E. J. Tamra,

hare diverted by the ribs which I l .4 Q eudsand depending; below the lowermost aflix my signature I WJrOZI E'R-J 7 p 

